Systems And Methods For Estimating An Occluded Body Part

A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

• receiving a depth image, wherein the depth image includes a human target associated with a user;
• determining whether a body part of the human target in the depth image is occluded;
• and
• estimating a location or a position of the occluded body part.

A system, the system comprising:

• a capture device, wherein the capture device comprises a camera component that receives a depth image of a scene, wherein the depth image comprises a human target associated with a user;
• and
• a computing device in operative communication with the capture device, wherein the computing device comprises a processor that receives the depth image from the capture device, determines whether a body part of the human target is visible;
• and generates an estimated X value, an estimated Y value, and an estimated Z value for the non-visible body part.